Taliban leader rebuffs renewed Trump effort to reclaim Afghan air base

Published September 21, 2025 12:02pm ET



A Taliban government spokesperson rebuked President Donald Trump’s warning that “bad things are going to happen” if the United States does not reclaim Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

“It has been consistently communicated to the United States in all bilateral negotiations that, for the Islamic Emirate, Afghanistan’s independence and territorial integrity are of the utmost importance,” Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said in a statement on X.

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